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Rajkanika
Town
Rajkanika is located in Odisha
Rajkanika
Rajkanika
Location in Odisha, India
Rajkanika is located in India
Rajkanika
Rajkanika
Rajkanika (India)
Coordinates: 20°43′30.7″N 86°42′26.9″E / 20.725194°N 86.707472°E / 20.725194; 86.707472
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictKendrapara
TehsilKanika
Area
 • Total263.49 km2 (101.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total138,979 [1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationOD-29
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Rajkanika is a town and block of Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]

Geography

Rajkanika is surrounded by rivers in three sides, the rivers are Brahmani, Baitarani, and Kharashrota. It is the north end block of Kendrapara district and nearer to Bhadrak and Jajpur District. Its northern end starts from village Gualigan and ends at Bharigada village in the south and starts from Jayanagar in the east to Gopalpur in the west.[3]

Demographics

Odia is the official and spoken language at Rajkanika. The total population of Rajkanika is 1,38,979 consisting of 66,579 males and 72,400 females (all rural).[4] There are 29 Gram Panchayats and 6 R.I. Circles and 168 (156 inhabited and 12 uninhabited) villages in Kanika Tehsil. Total Number of Households is 24523. Total literacy in Kanika Tehsil is 1,05,731 (77.12%) including 53,565 (86.83%) males and 52,166 (68.55%) females. Scheduled Castes in Kanika 31,859 with 15,629 males and 16,230 females.[4] Population in the age group of 0-6 is 16,226 of which 8,346 are males and 7,880 are females.[4]

Education

Tornadoes

The block was severely hit by the March 31 tornado of 2009, killing several people across 11 villages.[6]

Health

Rajkanika block has one Community health Center(CHC) at Rajakanika and PHC(N)'s at Kandiahat, Katna, Koilipur, RN_Rath_Hospital OH.[7] Private Clinic : M.B Nursing Home, Rajkanika[8]

Notable Personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara (PDF). Govt of Odisha: Gopabandhu Academy. April 2016. p. 53.
  2. ^ "Home: District Portal of Kendrapara, Odisha, India". ordistricts.nic.in. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Block, GP and Village list of Kendrapara District". kendrapara.nic.in. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Kendrapara - Census of India (PDF). DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS ODISHA. April 2012. p. 54.
  5. ^ "S N College,Rajkanika". Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  6. ^ "After tornado, deluge of netas come to Rajkanika". The Times of India. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara (PDF). Govt of Odisha: Gopabandhu Academy. April 2016. p. 250.
  8. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara (PDF). Govt of Odisha: Gopabandhu Academy. April 2016. p. 254.
  9. ^ "Eminent litterateur Prafulla Das conferred with 'Sarala Puraskar' - Odisha Samaya". odishasamaya.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  10. ^ http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2010/August/engpdf/56-57.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara (PDF). Govt of Odisha: Gopabandhu Academy. April 2016. p. 277.
  12. ^ Madhavan, Deepu (12 May 2016). "This Message From The Other Side Of A Mirror Makes A Real Difference And Saves Lives!". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara (PDF). Govt of Odisha: Gopabandhu Academy. April 2016. p. 247.
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